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American college football season
The 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:45 pm | at Arizona State* | No. 18 | | P12N | L 13–44 | 45,300 |
September 10 | 1:00 pm | at No. 18 Western Illinois* | No. 19 | | ESPN3 | L 20–34 | 6,732 |
September 17 | 4:00 pm | New Mexico Highlands* | No. 24 | | NAU-TV, FSAZ | W 73–3 | 8,711 |
September 24 | 4:00 pm | No. 4 Eastern Washington | | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| NAU-TV, FSAZ | L 35–50 | 10,179 |
October 1 | 12:00 pm | at Northern Colorado | | | CET | L 18–21 | 5,478 |
October 8 | 4:00 pm | at Montana State | | | RTNW | W 20–14 | 17,637 |
October 15 | 4:00 pm | Idaho State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| NAU-TV, FSAZ | W 52–7 | 7,836 |
October 22 | 4:00 pm | No. 10 Montana | | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| NAU-TV, FSAZ | W 45–34 | 7,197 |
November 5 | 11:00 am | at Weber State | | | KJZZ | W 33–20 | 8,740 |
November 12 | 12:00 pm | at No. 12 North Dakota | | | Midco SN | L 31–38 | 9,049 |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | Southern Utah | | | NAU-TV, FSAZ | L 21–48 | 5,626 |
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[1]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#18 Lumberjacks
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0
|
3
|
3
|
7 |
13 |
Sun Devils
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
24 |
44 |
At Western Illinois
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Lumberjacks
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13
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
#18 Leathernecks
|
3
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
34 |
New Mexico Highlands
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cowboys
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0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
#24 Lumberjacks
|
28
|
21
|
24
|
0 |
73 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#4 Eagles
|
12
|
10
|
14
|
14 |
50 |
Lumberjacks
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
At Northern Colorado
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks
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7
|
3
|
0
|
8 |
18 |
Bears
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
0 |
20 |
Bobcats
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bengals
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0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Lumberjacks
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
17 |
52 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#10 Grizzlies
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3
|
17
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0
|
14 |
34 |
Lumberjacks
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14
|
14
|
17
|
0 |
45 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks
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10
|
10
|
3
|
10 |
33 |
Wildcats
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0
|
7
|
7
|
6 |
20 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
31 |
#12 Fighting Hawks
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10
|
0
|
7
|
21 |
38 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds
|
14
|
14
|
20
|
0 |
48 |
Lumberjacks
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 18 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
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Coaches | 18 | 17 | 24 | 25–T | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
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